Weslye Saunders

Below are the offensive player play counts and participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers week 3 game against the Oakland Raiders. Player Notes: Running back Jonathan Dwyer never saw the field after his fumble and played all of 8 snaps in the game as a result. Baron Batch saw 27…

Season 3, Episode 19 of The Terrible Podcast is up and co-host David Todd I start by looking at the injury report for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders as they prepare to do battle Sunday in Oakland. Friday practice is a key day for tight end Heath…

Below are the passing and rushing stats from the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-10 win over the New York Jets this past Sunday broken down by personnel groupings. While the overall run/pass balance was about even in the game, 13 of the 28 rushes came when the offense used 13 personnel, which…

Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have left for Denver for their season opener, and no new contract for wide receiver Mike Wallace was reported to be on board, we can now take a firmer look at where the team sits from a salary cap standpoint headed into week 1 of…

The four-game suspension has already started for second year tight end Weslye Saunders after both of his appeals were denied this offseason by the league. Saunders, who was suspended back in February for testing positive for the banned substance Adderall, is currently not allowed to be around the team or…

The Pittsburgh Steelers made their final roster cuts on Friday and gave us 13 new faces on the 53 man roster this year. Here is a look at each of those players. David DeCastro – The Steelers first round draft pick was all ready to start the season at right…

The final preseason game of the 2012 season is now in the books for the Pittsburgh Steelers and that means it is time for my final 53 man roster prediction of what I think the roster will look like after the final cuts are announced Friday evening. When building my…

Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports Thursday afternoon that Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt has been suspended for just one game for the upcoming 2012 season. Britt has had eight incidents involving the police since the Titans drafted him in 2009, with the last ending in his arrest for…

Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that Pittsburgh Steelers second-year tight end Weslye Saunders had his second appeal denied by the NFL last week. Saunders was suspended by the league for four weeks back in early February because he violated the leagues performance enhancing drugs policy. The terms…

The Pittsburgh Steelers third preseason game is now in the books and once again it is time to take another stab at a 53 man roster prediction. Before you just jump straight to the comments, make sure to read my reasoning so you know where am I coming from on…

I already posted by first half thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-7 win against the Buffalo Bills this past Saturday, but forgot to post my second half notes which you can read below. Both Steve McLendon and Ziggy Hood had easy pressures on the first interception of Vince Young and…

The release of tight end/fullback Jamie McCoy on Monday is a good sign that rookie tight end David Paulson will make the initial 53 man roster. McCoy never impressed at the backup fullback position when given his opportunities after David Johnson was lost for the year after tearing his MCL…

The Pittsburgh Steelers second preseason game is now in the books and once again it is time to take another stab at a 53 man roster prediction. Before you just jump straight to the comments, make sure to read my reasoning so you know where am I coming from on…

Christopher DiMarino I know what a lot of you are thinking, fantasy in the preseason? While I will not get into projections and break downs until the regular season begins, I do want to write about what some fantasy relevant things to look for. This is an important game tonight…

Many were surprised Tuesday when Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said during his press conference that he doesn’t view David Johnson exclusively as a fullback and that his plan is to use him in various tight end roles as well. “We made the commitment to work him in the…